Oct. 16—When a Facebook post went up Oct. 9, the chatter ran faster than that of a busload of kids lined up to listen to a message from the Happy Chef statue. It was 60 years ago when the Frederick ...

Tom Frederick Sr. spent a lot of time in the car during much of his career, crisscrossing the Midwest on two-lane roads and the just-developing Interstate Highway system. “I put on 80,000 miles a year ...

Area readers believe the Happy Chef Restaurant statue should become part of Mankato's historic landmarks, according to a Free Press online question. Out of 326 total respondents, 262 — more than 80 ...

CZN Burak, or Burak Özdemir, shot to fame as the "smiling chef," winning millions of fans with his massive Middle Eastern feasts and his signature grin to the camera. Today, he's a global sensation ...

MANKATO – After more than two decades of silence, the Happy Chef has a lot to say. He's got some thoughts on dining. "That's not a flying saucer!" the 36-foot-tall fiberglass foodie boomed this week ...

MANKATO, Minn. - Like a spoon-toting Lady Liberty, for 50 years the Happy Chef has welcomed visitors to Mankato. For the last 20 - silently. But no more. Last Friday, the kitschy 38-foot statue got ...

MANKATO, Minn. — Meta Millhone walked up to the Happy Chef statute Tuesday looking for the button on the base she used to press as a kid to make him talk. “Well, hello there neighbor,” the chef’s ...

MANKATO — Tom Frederick Sr. spent a lot of time in the car during much of his career, crisscrossing the Midwest on two-lane roads and the just-developing Interstate Highway system. “I put on 80,000 ...

CZN Burak, whose real name is Burak Özdemir, is a social media sensation who rose to fame in 2018 and has since become one of Turkey's most popular and successful celebrity chefs. People first knew ...